Short Implants

This book is a comprehensive guide to short implants that relates the story of their development, explains the clinical indications, evaluates the outcomes achieved with different implants, and explores restorative and laboratory considerations. The popularity of short implants has increased in the past 10-15 years as practitioners have sought alternatives to more traditional length implants in order to avoid grafting procedures. Current manufacturers offer a variety of implant lengths and widths, allowing surgeons and restorative dentists to select the best implant for each clinical circumstance. Here, extensive information is provided on the research into and the clinical results achieved with a range of implants, including those developed by Nobel Biocare, Straumann, Jack Hahn, and Bicon. Readers will also find a full description of the role of ultra-short implants in reconstruction in cancer patients who have lost portions of their mandible and/or maxilla. This book will be ideal for those wishing to learn how the use of short and ultra-short implants offers both surgeons and restorative dentists an opportunity to make their practices stand out from those that use only the more traditional length implants.